SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Most airports around the United States operated smoothly as new REAL ID requirements took effect Wednesday because travelers without the updated document were still allowed to ...

Starting May 7, 2025, federal agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration, will enforce Real ID requirements at airport security, meaning travelers will no longer be able to board ...

Americans attempting to clear airport security checkpoints without a Real ID or a passport will soon be charged $45, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The new fee will go ...

Starting May 7, your standard state ID card or driver’s license will no longer get you through airport security checkpoints. On that day, the federal Real ID requirement goes into effect, which means ...

Are you taking a domestic flight soon? You should know: Starting Feb. 1, if you don’t have a REAL ID driver’s license — or another federally approved document like a passport — you’ll need to pay a ...

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.

HELENA, Mont. — For years, the elected officials representing Montana in Washington, D.C., resisted the implementation of federally mandated REAL ID requirements, articulating concerns about privacy ...