Starting May 7, air travelers will need a REAL ID or another approved document, such as a passport, to fly within the U.S. First-time passport applicants must provide proof of U.S. citizenship, photo ...

Twenty years in the making, the 2005 REAL ID Act is finally going into effect on May 7. The act, passed amid other increasingly tight security measures following 9/11, established that Americans would ...

For those who are planning to travel by plane this holiday season, more than a ticket will be needed to board. Travelers now need a REAL ID-compliant identification to board a federally regulated ...