Why it took 20 years for the REAL ID deadline to be real

Editor’s note, May 5, 2025, 11 am ET: This article was published in March. The REAL ID deadline is May 7, 2025. Some things feel like a fact of life: The sun rises in the morning and sets in the evening. Winter turns to spring, which turns to summer, which turns to fall. And the deadline to get a…