In less than a month, Americans and permanent residents will only be able to pass through airport security or enter a federal government building if they have a Real ID. Most states are not yet fully ...

Officers at US airport security checkpoints will be looking for REAL IDs come Wednesday, when enforcement of the new documentation begins. But travelers who don’t have one will still be allowed to ...

The Transportation Security Administration says the Real ID deadline is May 7. The Real ID requirements were established after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Enforcement of the new ...

As of Wednesday, U.S. travelers flying domestically are required to show a Real ID at airport checkpoints. The May 7 deadline for Americans to switch to the federally compliant identification comes ...

After an uneven rollout that left many scrambling for Department of Motor Vehicles appointments ahead of the long-anticipated enforcement of REAL ID, air travel across the US went smoothly Wednesday — ...

The Department of Homeland Security in May will begin implementing REAL ID requirements for U.S. travelers for the first time, a move that comes as the administration looks to act on some of President ...

With weeks until the REAL ID deadline, the TSA is telling travelers without a REAL ID to get to the airport early and they “may not be allowed into the checkpoint.” Beginning May 7, travelers without ...

With so many changes across the government in recent weeks, including thousands of federal workforce layoffs, some Americans are wondering if they will have to get a Real ID in two months. "Do i still ...

Today is the deadline for millions of Americans to have a Real ID — the new standard identification card that will be required to board domestic flights or access some federal buildings. Alternative ...

With the deadline for obtaining a REAL ID just one week away, some who are wary of making the change or who have already done so and now regret their decision may be asking if they can return to ...

Passengers and crew walk to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security checkpoint while traveling at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, on November 26, 2025.

Travelers arriving at security checkpoints at Southern California airports on Wednesday were greeted with signs posing a pressing question: “Are you Real ID ready?” After two decades of delays and ...