As Washington hurtles toward another government-shutdown deadline on March 14, markets are responding with their usual mild anxiety. But this time may be different — and the real risk isn’t about which agencies close or how long federal workers go without paychecks.

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.

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.

The shutdown clock is ticking on Capitol Hill as lawmakers look to fund the government by the looming March 14 deadline, an effort that thus far has been unsuccessful as the two parties trade

As a funding deadline looms, the Democrats say Congress has ceded too much power to the president on spending and tariffs.

Government shutdown looms as funding deadline nears

With exactly two weeks until the federal government shuts down, lawmakers are running out of time to craft a government spending package and are scrambling to produce a temporary funding extension. The stopgap,