Congress has passed legislation giving D.C. control of RFK Stadium and allowing the city to redevelop more than 170 acres of federal property surrounding it, a political miracle that came in the twilight hours of the year’s congressional session and after almost every avenue for the legislation appeared exhausted.

Efforts to build a new Commanders stadium in the nation's capital has become a political football. An effort to keep the federal government open includes a provision that gives D.C. the ability to negotiate a deal for a new venue at the site of RFK Stadium.