Starting Feb. 1, TSA will charge domestic travelers a $45 fee if their identification is not Real ID compliant.

Travelers in the U.S. can fly with either a REAL ID or passport, but the two are not interchangeable. What to know.

The TSA is rolling out a new fee for domestic travelers at Newark and other airports who show up without proper identification, and you can't pay at the checkpoint.

The REAL ID Act was established to enhance security measures for state-issued identification cards. Initially set for implementation in 2008, the act has faced numerous delays. By February 2026, ...

Surprisingly, this is not a repeat from 2025. Or from 2015 or 2018 or 2022 or any other time The Columbian’s Editorial Board has weighed in on the issue.