Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., was hit with new charges Thursday accusing him of accepting bribes to behalf of a foreign government and acting as foreign agent, according to a superseding indictment.

The new indictment, filed by a federal grand jury in Manhattan, alleges Menendez, “provided sensitive U.S. Government information and took other steps that secretly aided the Government of Egypt.”

[Hoo boy. This now sounds like an espionage case more than a corruption case. The Senate may have no choice but to expel Menendez under these circumstances. Stay tuned. — Ed]