Deal-making overseas is so much more interesting than deal-making at home. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images Before last night’s off-year elections , there was quiet momentum in Washington toward an end to the government shutdown, which has officially become the longest one in U.S. history . Among Senate Democrats, there was angst over the damage being done to public employees and SNAP beneficiaries and some confidence that public reaction to Obamacare-premium spikes would lead Republicans to