WASHINGTON — A dispute has erupted between President Obama and Democrats in Congress over a proposal to broaden the exemption from new rules that require health insurance plans to cover contraceptives for women free of charge. The National Academy ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—Congress has approved another short-term extension of the National Flood Insurance Program, which was slated to lapse Friday. The extension was part of a spending bill that was approved Thursday to fund federal government, including the NFIP, through Dec. ... [full story]

WASHINGTON—Employers' desire for certainty about the health care reform law will have to wait until at least sometime next year, when the Supreme Court rules on the legality of the law. The justices agreed last week to review a ... [full story]