2. The House of Representatives approved billions in emergency aid for farmers and disaster victims, a bill opposed by President Trump because of its funds for Puerto Rico.

Thirty-four House Republicans joined Democrats in approving the $19.1 billion package. The recovery assistance would give a quick cash infusion to farmers swamped by floods and caught in the president’s trade war. Above, flood damage on a farm in Hamburg, Iowa.

In other Congressional news, a House Democrat issued a subpoena for the president’s tax returns after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and the I.R.S. refused to hand them over.

And Representative Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said that Robert Mueller, the special counsel, would not testify before Congress next week. “He will come at some point,” he said. “If necessary, we’ll subpoena him.”