I am traveling next week, completely in the continental US. Usually I carry only my drivers license. Should I carry my US Passport this time?

I am traveling next week, completely in the continental US. Usually I carry only my drivers license. Should I carry my US Passport this time?
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There is a list at the airports and presumably on the TSA web site of states from which driver’s licenses are not acceptable IDs. You can check it out unless you were asking a more rhetorical question.
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