NBC Nightly News
May 22 Fri
2026 • E129 May 22, 2026 14m
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced she will resign after her husband was diagnosed with a serious illness. Plus, initial reports say at least 13 firefighters and three others were injured in a fire and explosion on New York’s Staten Island. And the Pentagon released a new batch of declassified UFO files following President Trump’s pledge to make those government files public. And ahead of Memorial Day, Tom Llamas sits down with Medal of Honor recipient William Swenson at the Intrepid Museum in New York. Swenson speaks candidly about his service in Afghanistan, remembering the fallen, and what it means to be an American.