As of May 7, 2025, travelers need a Real ID-compliant license or another accepted form of identification, like a passport, to board federally regulated commercial aircraft and access certain federal ...

A declined Real ID application basically rendered a California man "undocumented," risking disenfranchisement given new federal legislation.

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Passed by Congress in 2005, the Real ID Act ...

With the long-delayed REAL ID deadline now days away, critics warn the law could open the door to expanded government surveillance and data-sharing.

The majority of travelers who spoke to Fox News Digital from the Atlanta airport reported that the government effectively ...

Americans applying for their REAL IDs need to remain cautious of scams. The Better Business Bureau said that fake websites ...

And so the real Real ID deadline to get on a plane has been pushed back for the fifth time. Officially, TSA can wait until ...

After the implementation of the REAL ID Act, the US authorities may only accept state-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards as identification for purposes of accessing federal ...

The REAL ID Act was supposed to begin rolling out in 2008, “but has faced repeated delays due to state implementation challenges and the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Nina Ruggiero, senior ...

Beginning on May 7, a standard driver's license will no longer get you past security at the airport for domestic flights, as the TSA and FAA will require a new REAL ID in order to fly domestically.

When the REAL ID Act was signed into law in 2005, it enacted a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission that the government set security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and IDs.