Do you have to have a driver's license or picture ID to board a plane?

You must have a government issued identification. Passport, drivers license, or identification card.

A government issued ID

Yes.

Passport best

Yes a passport is the best way to go or if you get the new drivers license that is valid

Yes photo ID is required to match to your boarding pass at security. Noone goes past security checkpoints without a boarding pass verified with photo ID.