Congressional leaders have reached a government funding deal to avert a potential shutdown, pushing two deadlines to March 8 and March 22 for different sets of funding bills. The agreement, resulting from bipartisan negotiations, covers six annual spending bills and aims to fund agencies through September. The deal also sets the stage for President Joe Biden's State of the Union address and involves intense discussions on contentious bills, including defense and homeland security funding. The passage of the stopgap measure is crucial to prevent a partial government shutdown by Saturday.