Spending Bill Talks Bog Down After Trump's Efforts To Slash Government

Before President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress can enact much of their legislative agenda, they have to deal with some unfinished business - completing work on the current budget year's spending bills . It's a task that by all accounts is not going well.

The current stopgap measure lasts through March 14. After that, without congressional action, there would be a partial government shutdown.

Five weeks is an eternity when it comes to resolving spending bills in Washington. But Trump's first weeks in office have escalated tensions between the two parties as the new administration reshapes agency priorities and dismantles existing programs without congressional approval.

A look at where the talks stand:

Republicans accuse Democrats of abandoning negotiations