New passport design unveiled: Here’s when you can get it

(NEXSTAR) – If you’ve been meaning to get a passport but haven’t yet, you may want to hold out just a bit longer (unless you need one to travel, of course).

Late last month, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that President Trump’s new artificial intelligence website will allow Americans to apply for passports online.

During the same event, Rubio unveiled a new passport for Americans.

“It’s an expression of the unbreakable bond between the nation and the citizen,” he said. “A bond, by the way, that doesn’t end at the water’s edge, at our borders, but one that Americans carry with them.”

The feature you’ll see throughout the new passports, Rubio explained, is the eagle. While it has always been on the cover – and will remain there – it will now follow you through the pages of the........

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