Federal prosecutors have issued a new round of subpoenas in their probe of John Edwards' campaign finances — giving the investigation seemingly stalled for a year fresh signs of life, the Associated Press reported.

Bill Clinton is pretty content nowadays. He's rich, his initiative is soaring, the White House needs him. This is happiness. But never underestimate his love for acting on ancient grudges, as he did with sex pariah John Edwards in 2008.

Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin is set to make his directorial debut with a biopic of disgraced senator John Edwards, wife-stepper-out-on'er and love child-haver. The film will adapt a former Edwards aide's tell-all book. May we suggest Jack McBrayer for the lead?

It's been a while since we've had a depressing look at John Edwards' depressing life. So thanks to the New Republic for this hot update, about how Edwards just wanders to bars every night, dancin' with grad students.

John Edwards' mistress turned baby mama Rielle Hunter's interview with Oprah Winfrey airs today, and some clips are already online. Rielle sports an elegant makeunder a la Monica Lewinsky on 20/20, and talks homewrecking and keeping Elizabeth in the dark.

The Daily Beast reports that John Edwards has been called to appear before a grand jury on May 13th. He will have to submit to a sworn deposition about his affair, the tape and his use of campaign funds. [TDB]

The National Enquirer didn't win a Pulitzer today for its reporting on John Edwards' baby mama drama. How's the tabloid coping with defeat? Just after the results were announced, we called Barry Levine, the Enquirer's executive editor, to find out.

John Edwards two-timer and Rielle Hunter sex tape thief Andrew Young will discuss "Ethics in Leadership" at the University of Washington—almost as titillating as Spitzer's Harvard ethics speech! Why do unethical people always talk about ethics at colleges?

Rielle Hunter was once a ridiculous hippie videographer who shamefully lured John Edwards from his dying, cancer-stricken wife. Now she's got glossy respectability, made all the more lustrous by a command performance for Oprah Winfrey.

Aaron Sorkin is rumored to be circling a movie adaptation of The Politician, former John Edwards aide Andrew Young's tell-all book about his sleazy former boss (and his sex tape). But who should play Edwards, his mistress and wife?

Rielle Hunter has some artistic differences with the photographer who shot her sexy photos for GQ. But she is apparently a fan of this new exhibit at the Guggenheim. Today a reader spotted her and John Edwards there getting cultured.

Tina Brown's The Daily Brown wants to own the first Google result for "John Edwards Tiger Woods Sex Tape." Today's scoop: John Edwards maybe liked to sleep with lots of women! According to Andrew Young, who is just guessing.

There are times when the man pictured on the front page of the paper is a total hottie. Read further and you learn he's a terrorist or murderer. Here are some crushes that come with a side serving of guilt.

"The Daily Beast can now describe" the John Edwards sex tape "in detail, based on accounts from multiple people who have watched it...." Good morning!

The Washington Post had some details last night, but we've now gone through the whole thing. Hunter thought Edwards was "reckless" to stay in the presidential race. But here are some highlights, in her own words.

Rielle Hunter: She's famous because John Edwards did it with, and put a baby inside of, her. Now The Washington Post has 'obtained' a copy of a forthcoming 10,000 word GQ interview. And they read the whole thing, apparently.

Is there a political sex scandal double standard? Do Republicans get off easier than Democrats? Steve Benen and Matt Yglesias think so. As does every other partisan in the world!