Good Monday morning. Here are some of the stories making news in Washington and politics today.

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• Support for legal recreational marijuana has become a unifying policy in the 2020 Democratic primary. But it’s not an appeal to the stoner vote — the issue is a litmus test for candidates’ commitment to equal treatment for all races in criminal justice.

• Tucked between St. Patrick’s Day greetings and criticism of “Saturday Night Live,” President Trump demonstrated that not even death provides a respite from his wrath on Twitter, as he unleashed attacks on the recently deceased Senator John McCain.

• Who is Cindy Yang? She once owned the Florida massage parlor where the owner of the New England Patriots was arrested in a prostitution sting. She was active in groups backed by the Chinese government. She promised rich Chinese clients access to the social scene around Mr. Trump. And, a Times investigation has found, she raised over $50,000 in donations for the president.

• The Trump administration’s aggressive campaign to prevent countries from using Huawei and other Chinese telecommunications equipment in their next-generation wireless networks has faltered, with some of America’s closest allies rejecting the argument that the companies pose a security threat.

• Of the last five Democratic presidents, only Lyndon Johnson was older than 52 when he was first elected president. That would seem to favor Beto O’Rourke, who is 46. But, considering the popularity of the 77-year-old Bernie Sanders among young voters, do Democrats still care about age?

• For politicians, the word “antitrust” has been dangerous territory since at least the Reagan administration. But with Senator Elizabeth Warren’s proposal to break up giant tech companies, it’s clear the political winds have shifted.

• With a record number of women running for president, some male Democratic candidates say they would like to see a woman on the 2020 ticket — just not at the top.

• The National Emergencies Act of 1976 was enacted by Congress in the post-Watergate era to rein in presidential power. Instead, it has provided Mr. Trump with a route to expand executive authority — in defiance of Congress.

• Two veterans’ groups have begun working together to persuade Congress to revoke authorizations of military force passed after Sept. 11, 2001, which they believe have been stretched to justify wars far beyond their intentions.

• Fox News removed Jeanine Pirro’s program from its usual 9 p.m. time slot on Saturday, one week after the network publicly rebuked the host for an on-air monologue that questioned a Muslim lawmaker’s loyalty to the United States. Mr. Trump, the network’s most high-profile fan, was not thrilled about the change.

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