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New travel rules, same confusion: ‘REAL ID’ raises questions, concerns among college-aged travelers
The month of May kicks off the start of the U.S. summer travel season – and nowhere is that felt more acutely than on college campuses, where students are closing laptops, submitting finals and streaming off campus in droves.
However, some may not get past the airport, thanks to a federal ID rule taking effect just as school’s out.
The Department of Homeland Security set the May 7 enforcement date for REAL ID last year, but the law itself has been delayed for nearly two decades. Congress passed it in 2005 – before most current college freshmen were even born. With the deadline landing right after spring semester ends, there is real concern that students heading home could be confused or caught flat-footed by the new requirements.
«We have tens of thousands of folks weekly that are showing up at our driver’s license centers to get the REAL ID,» Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Michael Carroll said at a press conference this week. «It’s a real challenge for us right now, because folks have waited until the last minute.»
On campuses, the buzz in the air is almost palpable as first-year students clamor to share their summer plans, either to far-flung destinations or to visit friends and family. For many, their «plans» include simply packing a carry-on, grabbing friends and escaping as soon as possible to a beach for sun-drenched surf and relaxation. However, for some travelers lacking a REAL ID – or confused about what the law means for them – this update could pose some very real, very unexpected barriers to summer travel.
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TSA agents check airline passengers for REAL IDs or passports at the security check point at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. Today is the first day when REAL ID will be required for Americans, but DHS officials say Americans without it will still be allowed to travel for now. (Robin Rayne for Fox News Digital)
Some students were prepared. Riley Davis, a junior at the University of Alabama, said she obtained a REAL ID-compliant license earlier this year.
«I first heard about Real ID on social media last year, and got the star added when I renewed my license this year,» Davis told Fox News Digital. She praised her state’s process as «super fast» and easy, noting that she was also able to register for the appointment online at her local DMV – an option available in some states.
Most college freshmen just wrapped up two intense semesters, adjusting to academic pressures, building new friendships and navigating the quirks of dorm life – all while living away from home for the first time. Many also turned 18 just before or during their first year, meaning they may have only recently become eligible for a REAL ID, which is issued to U.S. residents 18 and older.
It is unclear how many college-aged Americans are currently in compliance with REAL ID requirements. Current estimates are limited and vary from state to state. New Jersey’s REAL ID compliance is the lowest in the country at 17% last month, according to data compiled by CBS News. Pennsylvania and New York reported compliance rates of just 26% and 43%, respectively.
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Several patrons wait in line at the San Francisco DMV on July 23, 2019 in San Francisco. (Getty Images)
College students have cited confusion in recent conversations with friends and family about the new IDs and enforcement, as well as whether other documents, such as a passport, would be sufficient.
For anyone who is not prepared to meet REAL ID requirements, either because of when they turned 18 or due to confusion over the law’s enforcement date, they could face long lines and significant wait times before they are cleared to fly domestically, if they can secure an appointment at all.
Officials in New Jersey, for example, said they post «thousands» of new slots a day for residents to obtain REAL ID licenses, slots that have booked up almost immediately, due to the backlog of residents waiting to apply.
Alabama also warned that its appointments are filling up fast, especially in larger cities, and may not be available online due to the last-minute crush. «If appointments are booked in your area, please check other nearby examining offices,» Alabama state officials said last month.
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TSA agents check airline passengers for REAL IDs or passports at the security check point at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. (Robin Rayne for Fox News Digital)
Other states are also dealing with an eleventh-hour surge in visitors clamoring to obtain a REAL ID before they travel.
Brilyn Hollyhand, an 18-year-old college student and political commentator who met just days earlier with President Donald Trump, told Fox News Digital this week that his issue is not with REAL IDs, but the way they will be used, or not used, for that matter.
«I think it’s insane and stupid that we require an ID to fly domestically, but not to vote,» Hollyhand said of the new requirements, which also apply to domestic flights.
«It’s simple,» he added. «If you need an ID to fly and visit your grandmother out of state, you need it to cast your ballot to decide the future of our nation.»
Many young travelers mistakenly believe their current IDs will still work – even if they lack the star in the top right corner that indicates REAL ID compliance. Others do not realize that a valid passport can also be used for air travel under the new rules, adding to the confusion.
Garrett McDonalds, a sophomore at Auburn University, said his parents told him about the new ID requirements after they got their own licenses renewed – prompting him to renew his own ahead of the deadline.
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He described the process as easy and «crazy smooth,» so long as applicants bring the right paperwork. «Now it should be easier to fly, and hopefully I don’t have to worry about losing my passport on trips anymore!» he said.
TSA agents have warned that individuals without REAL IDs will be subject to additional screening beginning May 7 and should prepare for additional time at the airport before their flights.
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Nebraska Senate candidate restructures campaign after complaint over payments to family: report
Democrats unveil new 2028 election playbook
After 2024 losses, Democrats unveil a 2028 playbook focused on voter connection, progressive policies and wealth taxes. Bernie Sanders senior advisor Faiz Shakir and Fox News contributor Karl Rove debate the agenda’s viability for future elections.
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U.S. Senate candidate in Nebraska Dan Osborn is reportedly restructuring his campaign following complaints he has been improperly steering funds for personal use to his relatives, including his wife, who, a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleges, received funds illegally via the Osborn campaign, a web of political action committees and consulting firms.
While paying family members is not illegal under federal election law, there are certain guidelines that must be followed, including that the services rendered are bona fide campaign services, and that they are paid at fair-market value. Fox News Digital reported last month that conservative watchdog Americans for Public Trust filed a complaint with federal election officials alleging the Osborn campaign and two political action committees were engaging in an illegal «scheme» to pay nearly half-a-dozen of his relatives.
Osborn’s wife was among the relatives at the center of the complaint, having been paid hundreds of thousands of dollars from her husband’s campaigns and his affiliated PACs, both directly and via two political consulting firms she was working for, or had an ownership stake in, according to the complaint. But, on Thursday, Osborn and his wife informed the Omaha-World Herald that she would be stepping away from her roles with the two consulting firms and would be joining her husband’s campaign as its full-time operations manager.
U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn speaks during his campaign stop at Sly’s Family Bar and Grill in Neligh, Neb. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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«I am not going to let Pete and his cronies dictate who runs my campaign,» Osborn told the Omaha-World Herald. «No one works harder than my wife. Along with running our household and raising our kids, she has been instrumental in running my campaign.»
In a statement to Fox News Digital, campaign spokesperson John Dolan called the concerns about Osborn’s campaign spending «a joke.»
«Why is a billionaire like Pete Ricketts so afraid of a mechanic?» Dolan questioned, referring to incumbent GOP Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts, whom Osborn is challenging. «Ricketts and his allies are doing what they always do: throwing mud to distract voters from the fact that they’re getting rich while bankrupting the country.»
Osborn has been steadfast that his wife, reportedly a former bar manager, has been an instrumental part of his campaign and that payments have been in line with fair-market value rates. In some cases, Megan has gotten money directly from her husband’s campaign, and in other cases she has received it from two firms, one called Independent Campaigns LLC, which Megan has a one-third ownership stake in, and Dark Forest LLC, which official candidate disclosures show Megan gets compensation from. The firms were being paid for campaign services as well.
Just two days after Independent Campaigns was set up, Osborn’s Working Class Heroes Fund (WCHF) made its first $50,000 payment to the firm, according to the Lincoln-Journal Star. Per Americans for Public Trust’s FEC complaint, Independent Campaigns has received nearly $200,000 from Osborn’s principal campaign, WCHF and another PAC called the League of Labor Voters (LLV), which Americans for Public Trust also alleges is controlled by Osborn.
In total, per the Americans for Public Trust complaint letter, Osborn’s wife has been able to rake in close to $300,000 for herself for things like «strategy consulting» and work reimbursements.
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Meanwhile, the complaint against Osborn’s campaign also includes payments made to two of Osborn’s sisters-in-law, his brother-in-law and his daughter.
Placards for U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn are seen as he speaks during his campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O’Neill, Neb. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
Osborn’s daughter, Georgia, a part-time dancer who Osborn says still needs help paying her bills, was given $4,200 from Osborn’s first failed campaign that was defunct at the time. The payment came between when Osborn’s first 2024 campaign lost and before launching his 2026 bid. The money was for «assistant services» from the then-dormant campaign.
«Perhaps the Osborn family is teeming with previously undiscovered, dynastic political talent, akin to the Kennedys or Roosevelts,» states the Americans for Public Trust complaint to the FEC. «Or perhaps Mr. Osborn has realized his ability to funnel large amounts of unchecked campaign cash to his own family.»
Independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn chats with attendees after speaking during his campaign stop at the Handlebend coffee shop in O’Neill, Neb., on Oct. 14, 2024. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images)
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According to the Omaha-World Herald, Osborn’s wife will not only no longer be working for the consulting firms she was with previously, but would also be divesting her stake in Independent Campaigns. The outlet also reported that Osborn and his wife indicated she would be paid a salary of $8,000 per month, which is slightly lower than the $9,000 per month that Osborn said his wife was making from multiple income sources prior to beginning work with her husband’s first failed campaign in 2024.
«Dan Osborn only restructured how he pays his wife after we filed a complaint with the FEC that he was running afoul of campaign finance laws,» Caitlin Sutherland, executive director of Americans for Public Trust, told Fox News Digital on Friday. «However, questions still remain regarding his payments to his daughter, his brother-in-law, and two sisters-in-law, and his control over two federal PACs. Rest assured, Osborn may have changed tactics, but he isn’t off the hook in his attempt to funnel campaign cash to his entire family.»
Osborn, who is running as an Independent, has also been criticized for his affiliations with Democrats despite committing to not caucusing with either major party if elected. Osborn is looking to unseat incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., after losing his 2024 challenge against Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb.
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Estados Unidos duplicó a USD 40.000 millones su reaseguro para buques en el estrecho de Ormuz
Estados Unidos duplicará, hasta alcanzar los 40.000 millones de dólares, su compromiso de proporcionar garantías de reaseguro a los buques que transiten por el estrecho de Ormuz, con la incorporación de nuevos socios aseguradores, entre ellos AIG y Berkshire Hathaway.
Esta medida, anunciada el viernes, representa el último esfuerzo estadounidense por aliviar la preocupación por esta vía marítima vital y fomentar la reanudación del tráfico, a pesar del bloqueo iraní y la persistencia de las hostilidades en la guerra que ya dura cinco semanas.
La Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo Internacional de Estados Unidos (DFC) anunció el mes pasado un programa de reaseguro de 20.000 millones de dólares. El viernes, la agencia informó que Travelers, Liberty Mutual Insurance, Berkshire Hathaway, AIG, Starr y CNA se unirán a Chubb para aportar 20.000 millones de dólares adicionales en reaseguro para su programa marítimo.
El anuncio del viernes constituye la primera información relevante que la DFC ha revelado públicamente sobre su programa de reaseguro desde la creación del proyecto hace casi un mes. El cierre efectivo del estrecho, por donde normalmente transita aproximadamente una quinta parte del flujo mundial de petróleo y gas natural licuado, ha convulsionado los mercados y desencadenado una amplia crisis energética.
“Junto con Chubb, estas aseguradoras estadounidenses líderes aportan una amplia experiencia en la suscripción de pólizas marítimas y de guerra marítima, lo que fortalece nuestros esfuerzos para ayudar a restablecer la confianza en el comercio marítimo”, declaró Ben Black, director ejecutivo de la DFC, en un comunicado.
El viernes, Trump reiteró su frustración por el cierre del estrecho y la falta de apoyo de sus aliados para reabrir la vía marítima.
“Con un poco más de tiempo, podemos abrir fácilmente el estrecho de Ormuz, extraer el petróleo y hacernos ricos”, publicó Trump en redes sociales. No quedó claro de inmediato qué medidas estaba considerando el presidente.
Sin embargo, las navieras siguen mostrándose escépticas ante un regreso generalizado al estrecho de Ormuz, incluso después de la promesa de Trump de proteger a los buques y su discurso del miércoles en horario estelar, en el que reiteró que la guerra pronto terminará. La principal preocupación sobre el tránsito por esta ruta marítima es que pone en riesgo la vida de las tripulaciones, ya que Irán continúa amenazando a los buques con ataques de drones, misiles y minas acuáticas.
La DFC también indicó en el comunicado que la agencia y sus socios aseguradores determinarán qué buques son elegibles para el programa de reaseguro. Para calificar, la DFC exige a los solicitantes que proporcionen, entre otros datos, el país de origen y destino del buque; los principales beneficiarios finales del buque y su domicilio; el propietario de la carga y su domicilio; e información sobre las entidades financieras que financian los buques.
Recuperar la confianza de los transportistas dispuestos a transitar por el Estrecho de Ormuz es uno de los objetivos más urgentes de Estados Unidos. Los precios mundiales de la energía han aumentado debido a la escasez de una línea de suministro de petróleo esencial para los países. India, el tercer mayor consumidor de petróleo del mundo y un importante comprador de gas, se ha visto particularmente afectada por la crisis.
En Estados Unidos, los precios de la gasolina han superado los 4 dólares por galón por primera vez desde 2022, lo que agrava aún más la situación de los consumidores estadounidenses, que ya enfrentan dificultades económicas.
Si bien duplicar el compromiso de reaseguro amplía las garantías financieras, el programa aún carece de la promesa de escoltas navales que, en teoría, brindarían protección a las tripulaciones de los buques. E incluso así, podría no ser suficiente para convencer a los buques de reanudar las expediciones a través del estrecho.
“Las primas de los seguros bajarán —y la disposición de los operadores comerciales a asegurar y enviar cargamentos a través del estrecho aumentará— solo después de que se debiliten las capacidades militares de Irán», declaró Bob McNally, presidente de Rapidan Energy Group, una consultora con sede en Washington, a Bloomberg News a principios de esta semana.
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Attorneys in Colorado are claiming that the state’s court e-file system is requiring them to certify they won’t share personal information to assist ICE or federal immigration enforcement.
Multiple attorneys on X reported an electronic notification citing the Protect Civil Rights Immigration Status Act, a state law passed in 2025 that prohibits collection or disclosure of information pertaining to immigration status in health care, education and government.
Covenant Law founder Ian Speir posted screenshots of an alleged electronic form that he was required to accept to access Colorado’s court filing system.
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The page in question is not public-facing and appeared to be only accessible by attorneys registered in Colorado, Fox News Digital’s review of the website revealed.
«I certify under penalty of perjury that I will not use or disclose personal identifying information, as defined by [the act] obtained from this database for the purpose of investigating for, participating in, cooperating with, or assisting in federal immigration enforcement, including enforcement of civil immigration laws and 8 U.S.C. Sec. 1325 or 1326, unless required by federal or state law or to comply with a court-issued subpoena, warrant, or order,» the message says, asking attorneys to «accept» or «decline.»
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«Colorado is now requiring lawyers in the state, as a condition of logging into its court e-filing system, to promise not to cooperate with federal authorities in enforcing federal immigration law,» Speir said in response on X.
Speir added he doesn’t practice immigration nor criminal law, and nothing in his cases would be relevant to the law. But he «cannot log into the state’s official e-filing system without saluting ‘The Resistance’.»
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«I now cannot represent my clients, file lawsuits, access cases, file documents in existing cases,» he said, adding he chose the «accept» option «under protest.»
«The bottom line here is that Colorado seems to be unlawfully coopting private attorneys across the state to further its anti-federal sanctuary policies,» Speir told Fox News Digital later Friday.
Attorney and former law professor Matt Barber added on X that the oath the state expects lawyers to take is «indefensible.»
The announcement Barber received said the the Colorado Judicial Department deployed an «updated certification process» as of March 30 to comply with the new law.
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Department of Homeland Security police officers patrol around the Edward Roybal Federal Building in Los Angeles. (Frederic Brown/Getty Images)
The original implementation was paused in September amid «additional review,» the agency said in its notice.
«The majority of CCE information remains public; this requirement only impacts access to nonpublic personal identifying information as defined by statute,» the agency said in its new terms, adding that attorneys who choose to decline the agreement must complete a «brief certification» to proceed.
«Democrats going back to their Confederacy roots,» another critic quipped, citing a screenshot of the 1956 law outlining «seditious conspiracy» as opposing federal authority by force or «hinder[ing] … execution of any law of the United States.»
Fox News contributor Guy Benson added, «Big lawsuits: Now.»
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Fox News Digital reached out to the Colorado Judicial Department, Gov. Jared Polis and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for comment.
The 2025 law, authored by Sen. Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and Sen. Mike Weissman, D-Aurora, also prevents civil arrests of people present at courthouses and «military force[s]» from other states from entering Colorado without executive permission unless acting upon federal orders.
And it repeals requirements that applicants for college admission or driver’s licenses must sign an form pledging they’ve applied for lawful presence in the U.S.
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