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 ...

The deadline for REAL ID is here, and anyone who doesn’t have one should expect delays and extra screening – but airport officials say those passengers will be allowed through the checkpoint. If there ...

It's a nightmare for any traveler: getting to the airport and not having their ID. For many Americans, a version of that headache will become a reality starting today when the federal government ...

Today, nearly 20 years after Congress passed legislation mandating a nationwide program known as Real ID, was the deadline for travelers to show the new identification for domestic flights. And yet ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The deadline to get a REAL ID is fast approaching after years of postponements and delays. Watch an explainer about REAL ID from PBS News in our video player above. Starting May 7, ...

After years of reminders, the REAL ID requirement is upon us, well most of us. Starting this Wednesday, May 7, most U.S. adults will need a REAL ID to board federally regulated commercial aircraft, ...

While there are still ways to travel, even without a Real ID, the deadline's arrival will mean changes for travelers in the U.S. Beginning May 7, a Real ID-compliant form of identification will be ...

Real ID is really coming. After years of delaying full implementation of the requirement that people have a security-enhanced Real ID to pass airport security, board airplanes or enter federal ...

Passengers at U.S. airports must now show federally compliant IDs to board domestic flights. Don’t have one, or not sure if you do? Here’s some guidance. By Christine Chung and Debra Kamin Real ID is ...

Residents in a handful of U.S. states are not required to upgrade to new REAL IDs if they already possess an enhanced driver's license. Americans are less than one ...

The May 7 deadline is looming to have a Real ID, which will be required to get into government buildings and through airport security. Congress mandated the switch to Real IDs after 9/11. The new IDs ...

The REAL ID requirement was supposed to go into effect years ago. Planning to travel by air in the U.S. later this year? A regular driver's license may not cut it. Travelers flying through U.S.