Politics: "Common Sense" finds its way to the US Senate; Budget Compromise reached

-Axios

Members of the U.S. Senate reached a compromise Monday night that provided a 3-week window for continued funding to the various Government departments, endinga 69-hour shutdown. 

"[T]he agreement emerged from a fledgling caucus of impassioned moderates from both political parties who ... could grow into a new power center in the Senate," per L.A. Times' Lisa Mascaro:

• "The deal was worked out by a gang of 30 or so senators calling themselves the Common Sense Coalition, which grew in numbers over the weekend during frantic negotiations to end the standoff."
• "Democrats ... need to hold the center together to quickly craft an immigration deal to protect 'Dreamers,' as the party comes under criticism from its progressive wing."
• Why it matters: "For many, the gatherings in the office of Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) offered a glimpse of how a new Senate could break from the hyper-partisanship in Washington to govern."
• Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who helped organize the sessions: "Susan's office is Switzerland."