Travelers need a REAL ID or compliant identification to pass through TSA checkpoints. Here's what to know in 2026.

I don't have a REAL ID–compliant driver's license and don't plan to get one. I figure if the federal government wants to implement internal passports in the U.S., which after 20 years of political and ...

There are many acceptable substitutes for a Real ID at the airport — a passport, permanent resident card, enhanced driver's license, etc. A Costco card is not one of them. Last week, the ...

Many people across the nation are clamoring to replace their driver’s license and state IDs with the Real ID-compliant cards now required for U.S. domestic flights. As of May 7, all U.S. citizens over ...

As soon as January, the TSA wants to let air travelers without a REAL ID get through security by purchasing a biometric scan instead. Travelers without a REAL ID-compliant form of identification—such ...

(WJW) — The Transportation Security Administration is warning travelers that a Costco membership card is not the same as a REAL ID. “We love hot dogs and rotisserie chickens as much as the next person ...