Passports

“The irony is unreal.”

The U.S. State Department says all registered sex offenders who have molested minors will soon need mandatory marks in their passports identifying them as predators.

One civil servant has been fighting to change passport photo rules since 2012.

Possible requirement would raise tensions and undermine European Union's tourism industry.

A civil rights group is challenging a new federal law that will require the State Department to put identifying markers on sex offenders' passports.

You don't need a passport right now, a retired astronaut says.

A record number of Americans now hold valid passports

US citizens would rather hand back their passports than comply with rules to prevent tax avoidance

Instead of catching tax cheats, the new laws are rendering hardworking Americans noncompetitive and making everyday affairs near impossible.