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EDITORIAL: Last call for REAL IDs. No, really this time

| May 7, 2025 1:00 AM

Well, after 19 years of "just kidding" deadlines, the REAL ID requirement is finally happening. Today is the last day before they become a requirement for getting through airport security. Sort of. Maybe.  

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says you'll still be able to fly without one, but you might get shuffled into the dreaded "special screening" line. And let's be honest — nobody wants to be that person holding up their entire family vacation because they didn't get the memo. 

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