President Donald Trump said on Friday that Dr. Anthony Fauci, a former top health official who has faced threats since leading the country's COVID-19 response, should hire his own security, becoming the latest former US  official to have their protection cut off since Trump took office this week.

Fauci, a top infectious disease official whose efforts to fight the pandemic were applauded by many public health experts even as he was vilified by Trump and many other Republicans. Trump said, “When you work for the government, at some point your security detail comes off, and you know, you can't have them forever”.

Judge bars 8 Jan. 6 case accused  entry to DC 

A federal judge on Friday barred Stewart Rhodes, the former leader of the far-right Oath Keepers group, and others in its top ranks from entering Washington - and specifically the  US Capitol - unless they get court permission, after President Trump ordered them released from prison. Rhodes was among hundreds of Trump supporters serving prison sentences for taking part in the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. 

"You must not knowingly enter the District of Columbia without first obtaining permission from the Court," read the order signed by Judge Amit Mehta of the US District Court for the District of Columbia. It also said the defendants could not enter the Capitol building or surrounding grounds without court permission. 

A federal prosecutor on Friday asked the judge to lift the order, arguing that the judge no longer had the authority to impose conditions on Rhodes and the seven co-defendants after Trump commuted their sentences.

Trump fires 17 federal inspectors general 

President Trump fired 17 independent watchdogs at multiple government agencies on Friday, clearing the way to replace them with loyalists. The inspectors general at agencies including the departments of state, defence and transportation were notified by emails from the White House personnel director that they had been terminated immediately, a source said. 

An inspector general is an independent position that conducts audits and investigations into allegations of waste, fraud and abuse of power. The dismissals appeared to violate federal law, which requires the President to give both Houses of Congress reasons for the dismissals 30 days in advance. The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.