Secretary of State Hillary Clinton endorsed an Arab League peace plan for Syria at today's United Nations Security Council meeting in New York. The proposal calls for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to step down in an effort to resolve the political crisis in Syria, which, according to the UN, has claimed more than 5,000 lives since it began a year ago.

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A House Foreign Affairs Subcmte. examined U.S. policy towards Syria as growing violence in the country threatens regional stability. Rep. Steve Chabot (R-OH) chaired the hearing.

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Following the recent failure to obtain a U.N. resolution on the Syrian situation due to the vetoes of Russia and China, Britain’s Foreign Secretary, William Hague, reported to members in the House of Commons and took questions from members.

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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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Senate Budget Chairwoman Patty Murray (D-WA) released her 2014 budget resolution for mark up Wednesday. It included significant tax increases on top of the $620 billion tax hike from the fiscal cliff deal.

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Army Major General Robert B. Abrams spoke to reporters via video conferencing from Kabul, Afghanistan.

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The Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel holds a hearing on Sexual Assault in the Military, including testimony from victims and military officials.

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The Senate Commerce Cmte. hosts a hearing looking at the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). All commissioners, including FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski testified. The committee looks at the issues facing the commission. including country wide broadband access.

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Pentagon Spokesman George Little discussed a number of topics with the press during Tuesday's briefing. They include Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel’s recent trip to Afghanistan, North Korea’s threats to the U.S. & South Korea, sequestration and reviews concerning sexual assaults in the military and the Distinguished Warfare Medal. 

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