Born in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks, REAL IDs are now here. On May 7, 2025, to board a domestic flight in the United States, access certain federal facilities, or enter a nuclear power plant with a state-issued ID, it will need to be a REAL ID. Why REAL ID? After the attacks of 9/11, acting on a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission, Congress passed the REAL ID Act into law. That set a federal standard for state-issued identification cards. But, privacy concerns, states-