holding the reins

We suffered and died because Trump was the one holding the reins when a pandemic took hold.

The role is likely to look a lot different with Moss holding the reins than it ever has before under Riley.

REI adopted environmental activism for decades, and for many years it had one of America’s greatest climbers, Jim Whittaker, holding the reins.

When Alex Grinch boarded a private plane bound for Los Angeles two years ago, Brian Odom was the man left holding the reins to Oklahoma’s defense.

So, who's holding the reins of power on the House side of the Capitol these days?