Mnuchin Faces Tougher Tests After Praise for Opening Cash Spigot

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Steven Mnuchin speaks during a news conference at the White House, April 21.Photographer: Yuri Gripas/Abaca Press/Bloomberg
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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has won bipartisan praise for quickly shoveling billions of dollars in pandemic relief into the economy -- a rare bright spot in an administration under intense criticism for its coronavirus response.