By Sarah Bruyn Jones and Michael Sluss  As Gov. Bob McDonnell balances his ongoing opposition to the federal health care overhaul with the continued implementation of the law, he won't say if Virginia should establish a state-run health insurance exchange or risk having one imposed by the federal government.

By Adam Liptak WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the 2010 health care overhaul law, President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement, setting the stage for oral arguments by March and a decision in late June as the 2012 presidential campaign enters its crucial final months.

By Jennifer Haberkorn  The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld the health care reform law’s requirement that nearly all Americans buy insurance — and the law’s supporters are declaring victory because the opinion was written by a conservative judge.

WASHINGTON  The Supreme Court could decide as early as Nov. 10 whether to hear a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul this term.

Federal appeals court rulings on health care from Atlanta, Cincinnati and Richmond are on the agenda for the justices' private conference Nov. 10.

By Matt DoBias 

If the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate at the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care law, Congress may have to “fix” the rest of the law to prevent a disaster.

By Larry O'Dell  RICHMOND President Barack Obama's health care overhaul gets its first federal appeals court test in Virginia on Tuesday.

A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond will hear arguments in Virginia's lawsuit challenging the law.

By Diane Webber 

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) is denying a published account claiming Republicans are preparing to ditch Rep. Paul Ryan’s ambitious plan to revamp Medicare in pursuit of a debt ceiling compromise with Democrats — but both sides have begun seeking common ground on oil subsidies, sources say.

WASHINGTON Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's request to the U.S. Supreme Court for an expedited review of his challenge to the federal health care act will be considered by the court today.

Cuccinelli filed suit last year, moments after President Barack Obama signed the sweeping legislation in March 2010. The law seeks to extend health insurance to millions of Americans.

By Emery P. Dalesio

RALEIGH, N.C.

Members of the North Carolina General Assembly's new Republican majority showed with one of their first acts Thursday they want to add the state to the fight over the federal health care overhaul law.

By Larry O'Dell RICHMOND A federal judge in Virginia said Monday that he will rule by the end of the year on the constitutionality of the Obama administration's health care law.