It isn’t much of a secret that twice daily the Capital Beltway becomes something of a parking lot. But a recent report prepared for the Federal Highway Administration tells us just how bad a parking lot it becomes. In a report assessing freight bottlenecks throughout the country, the interchange between I-495 and I-270 ranked seventh in the country, causing some 19,429 hours of delays annually. The interchange between I-495 and I-95 came in fifteenth, with…

Good morning, Washington. This photo is from KimTheWolf who posted the shot of a bed of yellow daffodils near the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 25th Street NW in DCist Photos. Although temperatures will be pleasant approaching 70 degrees, Capital Weather says that for Sunday, temperatures will be “downright chilly” in the low 50s. Kansas Senator Warns D.C. to Watch Its Step: Sen. Sam Brownback, the Kansas Republican who chairs the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on…