Waxman, Conyers put the squeeze on Gonzales.

Six months ago, the National Archives asked the Justice Department for its opinion on Dick Cheney’s “fourth branch” theory, which he invoked to escape oversight by the Information Security Oversight Office. They’re still waiting. Waxman and Conyers want to know why.

The clock hands continue to move closer to midnight for Rep. John Doolittle (R-CA).

Earlier this week, his former chief of staff revealed that he was turning over documents to federal investigators.

Today, a second former aide says he’s been contacted by investigators and will talk.

Questions mount about the prosecution of Democratic former Alabama governor Don Siegelman (D).

Gonzales: short on memory, long on chutzpah.

Here’s more on those subpoenas — what the committee wants, when they want it, and who they want to see testify.

From the AP:

The Senate Judiciary Committee subpoenaed the White House and Vice President Dick Cheney’s office Wednesday for documents relating to President Bush’s warrant-free eavesdropping program.

Also named in subpoenas signed by committee Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., were the Justice Department and the National Security Council.

We’ll have more soon.

Former division commander in Iraq takes administration to task for attributing most violence in Iraq to al-Qaeda.

This week’s Book Club on China’s Charm Offensive is going strong with 13 posts so far from a distinguished group of scholars.

For those looking to catch up on the debate so far, we’ve put together a quick summary here.

Did you know that Dick Cheney is so hardcore about secrecy and security that he won’t let the White House officials in charge of security into the West Wing? No that’s not a Daily Show joke. It’s actually true. Maybe that’s why he’s already had one (now convicted) spy caught working out of his office. And, no, I’m not talking about Scooter Libby.

We run through all the comically ridiculous details in today’s episode of TPMtv …

Late Update: For a transcript of today’s episode, click here.

Hillary raises a million in Chicago, Obama’s home base.