President Donald Trump has issued a sweeping two-year exemption from new federal pollution rules for Dow and 24 other chemical manufacturing facilities citing national security and economic resilience concerns.

U.S. President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Friday against Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and two Wall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federal libel law, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not immediately available.

In a controversial move that has drawn widespread backlash, the Trump administration has excluded The Wall Street Journal from the presidential press pool for his upcoming trip to Scotland. The decision has been attributed to the Journal’s recent expose linking Trump to a sexually suggestive letter allegedly sent to Jeffrey Epstein.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

Donald Trump's lawsuit names Dow Jones, The Wall Street Journal, media mogul Rupert Murdoch, and reporters Khadeeja Safdar and Joe Palazzolo as defendants.

President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit on Fridayagainst Dow Jones, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch and twoWall Street Journal reporters, raising claims under federallibel law, court records show. A copy of the complaint was not immediately available.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.