On March 3, 1913 - the day before President Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration - over 5000 women paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue towards the White House in a demonstration for the right to vote. American History TV attended a centennial celebration of the event and interviewed organizers, participants, and historians about the women’s suffrage movement. The aniversary event was organized by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, whose original 22 founders marched in the parade.

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Open for business in 1861 and located about six blocks from the capitol building, the United States Government Printing Office still prints the Congressional Record each day that the House and Senate are in session. We visited to learn the history of GPO and to see some of their historic printing jobs, including the "Official Records of the War of the Rebellion," which took twenty years to print, and the twenty-seven volume "Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President Kennedy."

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This week on Newsmakers, Rep. Sander Levin (D-MI), talks about tax reform choices facing Congress, the future of Social Security & Medicare, and how Congress is addressing the sequester, the debt, and the U.S. economy.

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The National Press Club holds a news conference to discuss how the new healthcare laws are taking shape in the states during a Newsmakers' event titled "Obamacare on the Ground."

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DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano addressed cybersecurity issues at a joint hearing of the Senate Commerce Commmittee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee.

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On this week's Newsmakers, the Senate’s Energy & Natural Resources Committee Chairman, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR), looks at the energy issues facing the U.S. and his agenda as the committee’s new chairman.

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The House Judiciary Committee looks at target killings of American citizens by unmanned drones. The hearing, chaired by Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), examines the Obama administration's drone policy and guarantees of due process on the battlefield for U.S. citizens.

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This week on Newsmakers, our guest is Rep. Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), Judiciary Committee Chairman.  He discusses immigration and gun control – two issues his committee is likely to play a major role in this year. Also, he discusses his plans as the Judiciary Committee chairman.

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The House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee held a hearing on the impact of sequestration on federal employees and their families.

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This week on Newsmakers,our guest is Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY), Appropriations Committee Chairman. He discusses the continuing resolution he’s been working on to fund the federal government. His plan would extend the current CR for most agencies through Sept 30, but would have more detailed instructions for the Pentagon and veterans programs. He says the House could consider the CR near the end of the February, before the sequester cuts would go into effect. on March 1. The Rogers plan, if passed, would avert a government shutdown that could happen March 27 when the current CR is due to expire.

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