WASHINGTON — The Senate appears to be closing in on an agreement to begin drafting a new resolution to reopen the government while also advancing a slate of full-year appropriations bills — offering a glimpse of hope that the record-long shutdown will soon come to an end.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters on Tuesday he is hopeful a deal is just around the corner that could garner enough bipartisan support to pass the Senate and end the 35-day closure. That deal would likely include a new date for the stopgap spending bill, a package of three separate appropriations bills, and a standalone vote to extend enhanced Obamacare credits at a later date, according to Thune.

“There are people who realize this has gone on long enough and there’s been enough pain inflicted o

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