The Brief

PHOENIX - It's day 40 in the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, with a Senate procedural vote set to try to bring it all to an end.

The Senate appears to have reached a deal that could pave the way to reopen the federal government, which would extend government funding until January.

Local perspective:

The main message for Arizonans is this: Hold tight. The vote Sunday night doesn't mean the government is immediately back open, and the much-needed cash is going out.

"Arizona voters are really gonna be watching to see who's the voice of sanity, who's the adult in the room," said Mike Noble, founder and CEO of Noble Predictive Insights.

As the government shutdown entered its 40th night, political analysts weighed in.

"That's essentially how we've gotten here is t

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