A new attack ad from Republicans targeting U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is slamming the vulnerable Democrat senator for requiring entrants at his political rallies to show proof of identification, but ...

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The upcoming enforcement of the REAL ID Act, set for May 7, 2025, has prompted a surge of questions across the United States about what qualifies as acceptable identification. Travelers and residents ...

Biometric locks like face recognition are convenient to set up—but because of a legal loophole, law enforcement can bypass them more easily than a traditional passcode. I review privacy tools like ...

A bill touted by President Donald Trump that would require individuals provide proof of citizenship upon registering to vote is making its way through Congress and raising alarm bells among voter ...

House Republicans passed a voter ID bill Wednesday, requiring proof of citizenship to vote with minimal Democratic support. Only one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX), supported the Safeguard ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly approved a sweeping election bill that could alter how Americans register and cast ballots in federal elections. The Republican-controlled House passed ...

Rep. Henry Cuellar speaks with a reporter in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February 10, 2026. Rep. Henry Cuellar speaks with a reporter in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on February ...

President Donald Trump said in social media posts Friday that he would issue an executive order to require voters to show identification in the midterm elections if Congress fails to act. “If we can’t ...

President Donald Trump said he will introduce an executive order on the topic "shortly." Trump has advocated for a national voter-ID requirement and a national ban on noncitizen voting. The House this ...

Want to use Discord from next month? You’ll have to hand over a photo of your ID or a scan of your face to verify you’re of age. It’s part of a new process introduced by the chat app aimed at ensuring ...

The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through. By Annie Karni ...