The Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, Mark Esper. The Senate overwhelmingly voted 90-8 to confirm him. Esper, who had been serving as Army secretary, is now expected to be successfully installed as the Pentagon’s newest chief — replacing acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan. Source

The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would limit Americans’ access to food stamps, reportedly removing more than 3 million people from the federal program. The plan would eliminate automatic enrollment in food stamps for poor families who receive welfare benefits. CBS News’ Tom Hanson reports. Source

President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the House Ways and Means Committee and New York state officials in an attempt to keep them from getting their hands on his state tax returns. Mr. Trump escalated the already contentious fight over his tax returns Tuesday, filing the lawsuit in federal court in Washington. Source

Authorities in Singapore have seized about $48 million worth of elephant ivory and pangolin scales over the weekend. The country’s National Parks Board made the announcement Tuesday after discovering the illegal cargo, which originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and was heading toward Vietnam. Source

Bracing for Robert Mueller’s testimony; Breaking down the new budget agreement. Source

The Pentagon has been without a Senate-confirmed leader since December when James Mattis resigned Source

A former Morehouse College student has accused the all-male, HBCU of ignoring his accusations of sexual misconduct. The school has launched an investigation after Michael Key’s twitter videos went viral. Eric Stirgus, a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, joined CBSN to discuss the latest. Source

Company’s $700 million settlement over consumer-data hack didn’t stop its former CEO from receiving massive payday Source

The bill’s supporters pushed to suspend the rules of House and pass the bill before lawmakers left for their August recess Source

Congress finally approved a bill designed to provide financial support to first responders who became ill after 9/11. Three survivors spoke with CBS News about how those first responders changed their lives forever. Source