Applying for or renewing a passport can be stressful, especially when preparing for an international trip. The government shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, 2025, has impacted many federal services, but ...

When the federal government shuts down, many Americans worry about how it affects essential services, especially those related to travel. For people planning international trips, the biggest concern ...

The United States’ latest government shutdown has been ongoing for around a month, but those applying for passports don’t have to worry about their applications being delayed. The State Department ...

The state of transgender documents in the United States: This article breaks down the current state of X gender markers on passports, how to update the gender marker on your state ID, and more as of ...

U.S. congressional lawmakers have failed to agree on a spending package for the new fiscal year, which triggered a federal government shutdown on Wednesday.Many Americans are wondering how the ...

The government’s identity proofing and single sign-on tool, Login.gov, is adding passports as a way for people to prove that they are who they say they are online, the General Services Administration ...