Lawmakers have reached a deal to extend government funding by a week to give themselves time to pass annual spending bills‚ Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's the culmination of months of negotiations to try to bridge a wide gap between House Republicans and Senate Democrats. What we're hearing: The House plans to vote Thursday on a continuing resolution to extend government funding deadlines from March 1 and 8 to March 8 and 22‚ according to House GOP sources. The House will then...