passports

The U.S. Department of State temporarily disabled its online appointment system as people are scoring emergency passport appointments online then fraudulently trying to resell them to desperate would-be travelers.

Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer might have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports.

If you’re hoping to take off for an exotic destination, take a look at your passport. If it’s close to expiring, you may already have a problem.

Passport applicants will also be able to self-select their gender without providing supporting medical documentation, the State Department announced

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Santa Clara, introduced a bill Tuesday to direct the U.S. State Department to add a third gender option to U.S. passports for applicants who do not identify as male or female. The third option, “unspecified,” would be available for U.S. passports, passport cards and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad and would not require applicants to present...