TSA is preparing to roll out a new method for travelers to confirm their identity if they do not have a Real ID or a passport. For a $45 fee, domestic air travelers can prove their identity ahead of scheduled travel through the TSA Confirm ID process.   Providing travelers who do not have a passport or Real ID with another option to confirm their identity is part of Transportation Security Administration’s “multilayered security approach,” a senior TSA official told press during a phone call Monday. The new option maintains TSA’s standards, the official said, and ensures the agency will keep “bad actors off the airplanes” and TSA knows the true identity of all passengers.   Beginning on Feb. 1, travelers who have yet to obtain a Real ID or another acceptable form of identification, can visit pay.gov or TSA.gov to use the new identification process. The Confirm ID application, according to TSA officials, will typically take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete, but could take up to 30 minutes.  TSA is encouraging travelers to complete the process ahead of time, but it can be done at the airport. TSA warns this could lead to travel delays for the individual. The $45 fee is nonrefundable even if the application is denied, or the traveler misses their flight.   Once a traveler completes the Confirm ID process, they can proceed to the TSA security checkpoint and present the agent with the receipt for the application. An approved Confirm ID is good for 10 days from the first day of travel.  TSA officials stressed that taxpayers will not be saddled with the cost of the new program, but expenses for operating and processing the new identification travel option will be covered by the $45 fee.   TSA is working with the airlines to help facilitate the new process and make travelers aware of the option ahead of the Feb. 1 implementation. The new identification system will remain in place indefinitely, according to senior TSA officials.   In May, TDS began enforcing the new Real ID policy. A Real ID is a traditional state driver’s license that meets new, higher standards of security. The physical card has a small gold star in the top right corner.   Following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attack on the U.S., the 9/11 Commission recommended the federal government raise security standards through identification cards. In 2005, Congress passed the REAL ID Act. More than three million people fly domestically in the U.S. every day, according to the Federal Aviation Commission. While about 94% of U.S. travelers are compliant with the new travel guidelines that took effect in the spring, senior TSA officials say they are working toward 100% compliance and hope the TSA Confirm ID process will remind more Americans to schedule time at the DMV to acquire their Real ID card.  Children under the age of 18 are not required to present an ID at the security checkpoint.   The post No Real ID? No Problem! TSA to Rollout Alternative Identity Verification Method for Air Travel appeared first on The Daily Signal.

'Wicked: For Good' is Even More Political Than the First Film

Jim Acosta was on a roll demanding the press push back on President Trump criticizing White House reporters, and then he platformed "comedian" Rosie O'Donnell on his podcast to denounce the press for failing to stand up as Trump verbally "raped" a woman...by calling her stupid.  The reporter was CBS News reporter Nancy Cordes, who was trying to push Trump after two National Guard members where shot in DC on how "your Justice Department Inspector General" reported this year that vetting of Afghan refugees was thorough. This was a strange question, since the report came out in June under Michael Horowitz, who was not "Trump's" inspector general. He was appointed by President Obama in 2012. That IG report focused on a small sample of 55 Afghan evacuees who were on a terror watchlist, and we found no mention of the alleged shooter, Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Rosie began the rant by posing as the guardian of "decency," which is very weird take right before you say the president verbally "raped" a woman with the word "stupid." [Hat tip: Jason Cohen] ?NEW: Rosie O'Donnell *FLIPS OUT* at reporters for not fighting TRUMP when he insults their colleagues? "A decent person would stand up in spite of their job and say, 'I will not sit here and watch you verbally assault and attack and r*pe a woman!'"@DailyCaller pic.twitter.com/prZFkXxZ13 — Jason Cohen ?? (@JasonJournoDC) November 28, 2025 She asked “What happened to decency? What happened to someone standing next to that woman saying, ‘Did you just call her stupid? Did you just call her stupid, President of the United States?’ Where's that person? Where's that voice?” Acosta replied: "I know some of these reporters, they're good reporters, and it kills me to see the press not stand up for each other." He guessed "their bosses will not let them do it, and their bosses are leaning on them to just take it, absorb it, and try to ask the best question that you can and get out of there." Rosie replied "Well, that is a disservice to the soul of every who's forced to eat it. You're telling me that we have to swallow this behavior, from a madman, because we can’t figure out as a nation how to right all the wrongs that have occurred?” She lectured: "We better get in motion -- we, not Democrats vs. Republicans, we -- people who have decency as one of their values. A decent person would stand up in spite of their job. A decent person would stand up in spite of their job and say, ‘I will not sit here and watch you verbally assault and attack and rape a woman!’” O’Donnell concluded: “Open your goddamn mouths and save your souls because you’re going to have to live with yourself long after he is gone." PS: Neither Jim Acosta nor Rosie O'Donnell has ever been "fact checked" by PolitiFact since their founding 18 years ago.

Wait … it’s not over yet?This critic enjoyed “Wicked: For Good” better than some, but at the very least, it’s comforting to know the saga is over after two gargantuan films."I’m going to change the channel. … I am gonna do my own research like I’ve done with everything my entire life. I’m gonna listen to other voices."Or is it?“There are things under way," Universal Pictures’ chief marketing officer, Michael Moses, told Vulture regarding more “Wicked” stories. That’s what happens when a film makes $147 million stateside in just one weekend despite the rickety nature of the theatrical market.“The Scarecrow’s Revenge”? “It Ain’t Easy Being Green (Like Elphaba)”?“Toto: The Movie”?The mind reels. The turnstiles will keep spinning until this franchise has been squeezed dry …Number one with a bulletEnrico Pallazzo, call your agent.Variety magazine trumpeted the 100 greatest comedies of all time last week. Listicles remain subjective, but any list leaving out “Raising Arizona,” “There’s Something About Mary,” “Beverly Hills Cop,” and “Animal House” is suspect beyond belief.Except its number-one selection.The 1988 parody “The Naked Gun” scored top honors, a tribute to sanity and the enduring genius of director/co-writer David Zucker.Leslie Nielsen’s pitch-perfect comedy remains as good as it was on opening day 37 years ago. Who could forget Nielsen belting out the national anthem, pretending to be a world-famous opera singer?The legacy media has reached the broken-clock stage. Twice a day it gets something right …RELATED: Liberals really want to believe Colbert's show was canceled for political reasons Scott Kowalchyk/CBS via Getty ImagesFake bluesFirst country, now Christian music?A few weeks ago, the number-one country song on the Billboard genre chart came from … a computer. The AI-generated Breaking Rust band did the honors, courtesy of “Walk My Walk.”Now, it’s happening again.Solomon Ray’s EP “A Soulful Christmas” hit the top spot on iTunes’ 100 Christian and Gospel Albums chart. And, you guessed it, Ray shares something in common with “It” actress Tilly Norwood.Both exist only in AI.What’s next? Why should Hollywood shell out millions making a new “Running Man” movie, which flopped in spectacular fashion just days ago, if movie makers could just feed the 1987 original into a computer and spit out a remake?The film’s hero, Ben Richards, said he would be back in the first film, but he didn’t specify how …Et tu, David?We’re lucky David Letterman signed off “The Late Show” in 2015. Had he still ruled the CBS show, his TDS might be worse than Stephen Colbert’s or Jimmy Kimmel’s … combined.Letterman is running defense for far-left host Seth Meyers after President Donald Trump shredded the “Late Night" star on social media.Letterman dubbed President Trump a “dictator” and broke out the hyperbole machine in the process.“It’s like 18 times the worst behavior one has witnessed ever anywhere. Think of the worst thing that you’ve ever seen humans accomplish. This is so much worse.”Forget serial killers. Nazi strongmen. Communist leaders who starved millions without batting an eye. Trump is worse by nearly 20 times.Boy, Letterman would fit right into today’s late-night landscape …Sheen the lightTalk about a change of heart.Troubled star Charlie Sheen wanted the very worst for President Donald Trump during the real estate mogul’s first term. He Tweeted “Trump next, please” six times in the wake of singer George Michael’s shocking 2016 death.Now, Sheen is on a comeback tour, both professionally and personally. He’s clean, sober, and willing to make amends. And he’s chatting with plenty of right-leaning interviewers as part of the process. He explained to SiriusXM’s Megyn Kelly how expanding his news feed made him see things in a different light.“I’m going to conduct an experiment. Literally, I’m going to change the channel. I'm gonna do my own research like I’ve done with everything my entire life. I’m gonna listen to other voices. I’m gonna explore just hearing both sides of the g*****n story, you know?”What happened next?“Some of the stuff I'd bought into, and some other stuff I was worshipping, and some of the people I was hating because I was told I was supposed to hate them.”He even suggested that he didn’t vote for Trump last year but wishes he could have a do-over. He went from “winning” to “red-pilling” before our eyes …Leave 'Home' aloneHow about we don’t but say we did?“Home Alone” star Macaulay Culkin knows Hollywood loves nothing more than sequels. So he has come up with a plan for a novel “Home Alone” extension for his Kevin McCallister character. Sure, we’ve already seen him get “Lost in New York” before getting replaced by younger stars for four “Home Alone” films.Now, it’s Kevin Jr.’s turn.“I’m either a widower or a divorcee. I’m raising a kid and all that stuff. I’m working really hard and I’m not really paying enough attention, and the kid is kind of getting miffed at me — and then I get locked out.”The lad decides against letting Daddy in. Next, instead of the Wet Bandits causing our hero mayhem, it is Kevin’s own son creating those devious traps for Daddy.Maybe it’s best to leave this franchise alone, no?

President Donald Trump is weighing in ahead of a high-stakes special election in Tennessee. Constituents in Tennessee's 7th congressional district will cast their last votes on Tuesday to replace retired Republican Rep. Mark Green, choosing between Trump-endorsed Matt Van Epps and scandal-ridden Democrat Aftyn Behn. 'She hates Christianity. ... She hates country music.'"Matt Van Epps, he's a winner," Trump said over the phone during a rally with Speaker Mike Johnson. "He's going to be great. Don't let this stuff fool you. The Democrats are spending a fortune."Apart from party affiliation and policy platform, Trump pointed to two main reasons why Tennesseans should turn their backs on Behn. RELATED: It gets worse for Nashville Democrat who 'hates' her own city: 'Burning down a police station is justified' Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images"She said two things above all else that bothered me," Trump said. "Number one, she hates Christianity. Number two, she hates country music," Trump said. "How the hell can you elect a person like that?"Trump is referring to just some of Behn's many scandals that have plagued the Democrat's campaign, including a number of notorious comments and erratic displays. Behn infamously expressed her hatred for Nashville, the very city she is running to represent, and in at least one instance refused to walk it back."I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville, apparently, an 'it' city to the rest of the country," Behn said. "But I hate it."RELATED: 'Do I have to stay until I'm assassinated?' Marjorie Taylor Greene lashes out over calls to finish her term On a separate occasion, Behn was confronted for past tweets condoning the burning down of police stations during the 2020 riots, which she also failed to apologize for. One of these tweets read, "Good morning, especially to the 54% of Americans that believe burning down a police station is justified."If Behn's past podcast episodes or deleted tweets didn't come back to haunt her enough, another video resurfaced showing the Democrat state legislator storming into Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office in 2019 before being forcibly removed by security. This video put Behn's capacity to govern on full display, showing her kicking, screaming, and later sobbing on the floor as she was removed by Lee's security. Blaze News reached out to Behn's campaign for comment.Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Sanctuary city policies continue to shield criminal illegal aliens amid the Trump administration's ongoing effort to ramp up deportations.The Department of Homeland Security revealed Monday that there are thousands of known criminal illegal aliens currently incarcerated in New York City that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is seeking to remove from the country.'Honor those detainers, and then we won't have to flood the zone with our ICE law enforcement.'"We're seeing that these criminal illegal aliens are exiting the jails and going back on to New York, or Chicago, or these other sanctuary streets to re-perpetuate their crimes," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News."Today, in New York City's jails are 7,169 criminal illegal aliens," McLaughlin continued. "We're talking about hundreds of murderers, hundreds of sexual predators, drug traffickers, the worst of the worst."McLaughlin encouraged sanctuary city politicians to cooperate with immigration officials to remove these known threats from the country."Honor those detainers, and then we won't have to flood the zone with our ICE law enforcement. We won't have to put those men and women on the ground because we will get these vicious criminals out of New York City's jails," McLaughlin added.RELATED: ICE makes pitch to NYPD cops after Mamdani promises radical overhaul Photo by Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty ImagesNew York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic Socialist, has vowed to resist the immigration raids and criticized current Mayor Eric Adams (D) for cooperating with the Trump administration.In October, Mamdani called Trump's ICE "a reckless agency," arguing that "collaboration hasn't worked.""We need to change our laws — and stand up to Washington," he stated.RELATED: Socialist Mamdani promises to 'Trump-proof' New York City, expel ICE New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani. Photo by Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesAfter securing a victory in the mayoral election, Mamdani issued a warning to ICE."My message to ICE agents, and to everyone across this city, is that everyone will be held to the same standard of the law. If you violate the law, you must be held accountable," Mamdani said. "There's sadly a sense that is growing across this country that certain people are allowed to violate the law whether that be the president or agents themselves," he stated. "What New Yorkers are looking for is an era of consistency. An era of clarity and an era of conviction. And that's what we will deliver to them."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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Trump should present to the voters and Congress his case for war without euphemism or evasion.

The reaction in the media to this attack is as predictable as it is revolting.

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