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Good morning, Washington. For those of you who love to follow the latest antics of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, an update from the Post: the Obama administration has filed a motion to dismiss Cuccinelli’s health-care reform lawsuit, citing Congress’s authority to regulate interstate commerce. ‘In a statement, Cuccinelli conceded that federal laws generally trump state laws, but he said the conflict between the federal law and Virginia’s statute gave him a “duty” to file suit.’ Cooch has until June 7 to file a response.

Council to Consider Commuter Tax for City Employees: With Wednesday’s budget votes looming, the Washington Times takes a closer look at Harry Thomas, Jr.’s proposal to enact a commuter tax on all D.C. government employees who live outside the city limits. This is a different idea than a broader commuter tax on all people who work in the District but live elsewhere. By only taxing D.C. government employees, which would generate an estimated $70 million, it stands a slightly better chance of holding up to congressional scrutiny.

School Bus Driver Arrested for Making Child Porn: Words no parent wants to hear associated with their kid’s school bus driver: “inappropriate contact” and “child pornography.” The Examiner reports on the arrest of Prince George’s County school bus driver Scott Smallwood, 27, who police say left a memory card behind at a convenience store that turned out to contain videos of Smallwood molesting a 7-year-boy from his bus route. The victim reportedly told police that Smallwood had him over for sleepovers, and Smallwood has admitted having inappropriate contact with the alleged victim.

Briefly Noted: Montgomery County suspect dies after possibly eating crack cocaine … Fairfax County seeing unusually high number of copperhead snakes … Utility upgrades to White House to cause construction for at least two years … Firefighters honored for saving lives during last year’s Metro crash … accused of beating his wife, put on leave … Video of interrogation of Joseph Price played at Wone trial.

This Day in DCist: In 2009, we acknowledged General John A. Logan for thinking up the original idea for Memorial Day.