Congress has less than two weeks to extend a federal funding deadline, but lawmakers are arguing over whether the White House will really spend the money they approve.

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US Congress remains deadlocked over a government funding deal with the March 14 deadline approaching. While some lawmakers push for a stopgap measure to extend funding through September, concerns remain over military spending and program shortfalls.

President Donald Trump addresses Congress on Tuesday night, six weeks into a tumultuous term defined by his decisions to remake the federal bureaucracy, impose steep tariffs on American allies and pause all U.

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