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 ...

Starting May 7, anyone flying domestically or entering secure federal facilities in the United States must have a Real ID, Enhanced ID or valid passport. All states, the District of Columbia and the ...

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Real ID requirements. So you’re probably wondering: What is the Real ID, anyway? It’s an enhanced form of identification, either a federally compliant ...