Marjorie Taylor Greene

On Wednesday, The New York Times reported that the 13 House Republicans who bucked party leadership to approve the bipartisan infrastructure bill are receiving a torrent of abuse and hate from GOP voters.

"One caller instructed Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois to slit his wrists and 'rot in hell.' Another hoped Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska would slip and fall down a staircase. The office of Representative Nicole Malliotakis of New York has been inundated with angry messages tagging her as a 'traitor,'" reported Catie Edmondson.

Connecticut Democratic Congressman Jim Himes appeared on MSNBC on Wednesday to discuss reports of violent threats against his 13 Republican colleagues in the House who voted in favor of the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill last week.

"It's a really sad state of affairs," Himes said, noting that 15 years ago, nothing would have been less controversial than an infrastructure bill to address roads and bridges.

Florida Republican Matt Gaetz, who's under investigation by the FBI for allegedly sex-trafficking a minor, is about to get a 2022 GOP primary challenger.

Byron Jones, who served as an Air Force special operations pilot in the Iraq and Afghan wars, told the Washington Examiner he will announce his campaign Thursday, and pledged to "restore dignity" to Florida's 1st Congressional District seat.

According to a report from Punchbowl News, the Republican Party is dealing with a host of problems since the passage of the massive infrastructure bill in the House that received an assist from 13 GOP lawmakers who crossed the aisle and handed President Joe Biden a big win.

As the report notes, the House GOP leadership is already dealing with the federal indictment of Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE) for allegedly lying about campaign contributions to the FBI -- joining Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) who is under investigation at both the state and federal level for alleged sexual escapades with underaged women.

According to a report from Punchbowl News, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) is almost reaching the point where she is working for her constituents for free as her congressional paycheck continues to be dunned for not wearing a mask on the House floor.

With lawmakers fined $500 for the first offense, then $2500 for each one thereafter, Punchbowl is reporting that the controversial Republican "has given up nearly a third of her congressional salary" as she "keeps getting hit with automatic fines" that have diminished her $174,000 government salary.

MSNBC's Joe Scarborough and Axios co-founder Jim VandeHei agreed that Republican Party had reached a "new level of insanity" by threatening and intimidating lawmakers who had voted for the bipartisan infrastructure bill.

House minority leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) may strip committee assignments from 13 Republicans who voted for the legislation, but seems unlikely to do anything about Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) for directing threats to her colleagues' phone numbers in a tweet or Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) for fantasizing about killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) in a tweeted video.

On CNN Tuesday, Anderson Cooper blasted Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ) following his assassination fantasy tweet depicting an anime version of himself killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) and brandishing swords at President Joe Biden.

Cooper took particular exception to Gosar's claim that the video "depicts the symbolic nature of a battle between lawful and unlawful policies and in no way intended to be a targeted attack against Representative Cortez or Mr. Biden," which Cooper said "doesn't even make sense."

Georgia Republican U.S. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andrew Clyde continue to rack up fines for violating House rules that require wearing masks on the House floor.

Greene and Clyde were handed multiple fines by the House Ethics Committee on Monday, marking the second week in a row the Republican representatives have been punished for defying rules enacted as a precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic.

House Republicans have no problem with one of their members posting a tweet depicting him murdering Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez but they are outraged at 13 members of their caucus who voted to pass President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill.

According to Jake Sherman's Punchbowl News, rank and file GOP members of Congress are trying to force Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy to strip the 13 of their committee assignments, noting that "GOP leadership is bracing" for the attempt. McCarthy was opposed to the bill, which will vastly improve basic necessities like roads, bridges, rail, and the nation's ports, expand broadband access, and help localities protect against climate change.

Washington Post reporter Phil Bump calculated just how many people will ultimately go to prison as a result of former President Donald Trump's inability to accept his election loss in 2020.

In the analysis, Bump cited the majority of the "650 people federally charged in the riot [who] were not part of far-right groups or premeditated conspiracies to attack the Capitol." About 573 of those weren't associated with the extremist groups.

On Tuesday morning, reflecting on threats made by fans of Donald Trump against Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI) and a violent fantasy aimed at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) posted to Twitter by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ), CNN's John Avlon criticized the GOP for sitting by and letting threats of violence become de rigueur.

According to the CNN host, as violence escalates -- including the assault on the nation's Capitol on Jan 6th -- the "nuts are being normalized" and blame can be placed at the feet of the Republican Party.

An apparent participant in the Jan. 6 Capitol assault reported contacts between state-level Republican officials and associates of former President Donald Trump to the House committee investigating the January insurrection, according to Politico.

The rioter, who was not named due to fears of retaliation, was reportedly interviewed twice by the committee over the past week or so and "described knowledge of contacts between GOP officials in a key state Trump lost" and Trump's allies, according to the outlet.

Ohio GOP Rep. Jim Jordan is warning Republicans not to impeach President Joe Biden if Republicans take the House next year, POLITICO reports, even as his fellow GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to turn the prospect into a "rallying cry."

Jordan appeared on Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz's podcast, where the host warned against "impeachment fever," saying impeachment should be the last resort if a president is accused of "purposeful wrongdoing."