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The House of Representatives is readying to vote on a bill that would mandate photo identification for voters across the United States in the coming 2026 midterm elections. The House Rules Committee, ...

You need an in-person appointment at the Registry of Motor Vehicles or at a AAA office to apply for a Real ID. It costs $25 to upgrade an existing driver's license to ...

Can you use a passport instead of a REAL ID? Yes. Can you use a REAL ID instead of a passport? No. Starting Feb. 1, airline passengers without an acceptable form of ID can verify their ID using TSA ...

With over 45 million travelers screened by the Transportation Security Administration this holiday season, many may have learned firsthand what a REAL ID is and isn't. Passed by Congress in 2005 and ...

The Volkswagen ID.Buzz will skip the 2026 model year, the automaker confirmed. The ID.Buzz is not dead, Volkswagen insists, with the break instead allowing the company to prepare the "transition" to ...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated with new details from TSA. (NEXSTAR) — If you have plans to fly in 2026 but don’t have a REAL ID, be prepared: you may have to fork over $45 before you can pass ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Starting Wednesday in Illinois, iPhone users can show their ID on their phone, instead of the real thing, including at airports. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias called ...

Apple announced its new Digital ID initiative back at WWDC in June, but the capability didn’t ship as part of iOS 26—it was one of the very few announcements that took a little longer to reach our ...

KAMLOOPS, British Columbia (CN) — A Canadian municipality is leading a price-fixing class action claiming suppliers of PVC pipes conspired to artificially inflate the price of the pipes following ...

The Glen Ridge Police Department is partnering with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to bring REAL ID services to residents using a mobile unit on Sept. 19. Registration for the event opens at ...

Volkswagen is giving the ID.4 a major visual overhaul to make it look more like its combustion cars. One report says the revised ID.4 is internally referred to as the 'electric Tiguan.' The heavily ...