Plus, Senate leader Phil Berger filed a bill to require state agencies to cooperate with Trump administration immigration officials.

Good morning and welcome to the Under the Dome newsletter. I’m Caitlyn Yaede. I’m joined by Dawn Baumgartner Vaughan and Avi Bajpai, who take the temperature of the 2025 legislative session and look at the priorities of Republican leaders in a new story.

House Speaker Mike Johnson has also accused paid protesters of stirring up trouble for Republicans, and another House Republican, Mark Alford, used the age-old bogeyman of “outside agitators” to try to explain away the hecklers at a town hall he held last month.

Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) is emerging as one of the Democrats’ top targets in the battle for the Senate after voting for all of President Trump’s most controversial nominees. Democrats view

Allegations of fraud or waste in the federal government have grabbed the attention of conservative voters, leading state politicians to show they're minding expenses, too.