The Democratic Party is a very old and venerable institution, and as such, it has a lot of rules, a lot of buffers, and yes, this thing of theirs, it has centers of power. You might even call them families.

Now, these families, so to speak, they aren’t at war with each other, at least not usually, but they do have their own interests and priorities, and sometimes conflicts do arise. To truly understand the party, and where it is going, you have to understand the Five Families that lead it.

So, let's take a look, one by one. Which crews are in ascendency? Which are in chaos? And what will it mean for the party as it seeks to take Congress and the White House, and put every agency in the country right in its back pocket?

Over the past several years, Nancy ‘The Gavel’ Pelosi has positioned the San Francisco family, once a fringe backwater, into the most powerful of the five. Not only did Pelosi whack the second-term ambitions of the party’s old boss, Joey ‘Naps’ Biden, but she hand-selected Frisco’s own Kamala ‘Cackles’ Harris to replace him.

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Old Lady Pelosi might not be speaker of the House anymore, but who do we find leading the presidential primary polling today in the party? Why, none other than Gavin "The Peacock" Newsom, another San Francisco treat, and a testament to its family’s outsized power. While the family has traditionally been the party’s most left-leaning, that title faces a challenge from the northern family.

The Minneapolis family, led by Tim ‘Whitey’ Walz — an extremely good earner as we are finding out every day — is one that is surpassing San Francisco’s legendary leftism. Ilhan "The Inlaw" Omar is the best example. Her political vision is one of reparations, whereby through legislation, or sometimes, you know,  just graft, money goes from native-born Americans to immigrant groups like Minnesota’s Somali community who will not assimilate.

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Key to the operation of the Minneapolis family is Mayor Jacob ‘The Kneeler’ Frey, even though he almost got knocked off in the recent election by one the very Somali politicians he regularly panders to. Frey’s main job is to exemplify for White Minnesotans and Americans at large why their culture should be abandoned and replaced by the blessings of third-world corruption. This family is small, for now, but very dangerous.

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There is no family with more history or more current political power in Washington than New York, and yet, it finds itself in chaos. Even with Chuckie ‘5 term’ Schumer in charge of Senate Democrats, and Hakeem ‘The Scheme’ Jeffries running the party in the House, it is the younger Capos making a move on that power.

Alexandria ‘The Face’ Ocasio-Cortez has assembled a socialist crew, headed up by recent Mayor-Elect Zohran ‘Smiley’ Mamdani, that is sweeping up elections left and right even as Schumer and Jeffries try to protect to their proteges like Dan ‘Rich Boy’ Goldman from primary defeats. One key point of tension is Israel, which always makes money for its partners, but rubs the up-and-comers the wrong way.

In normal times, Barack ‘Barry’ Obama would be the national boss of bosses as the former two-time president, but his grasp on the party seems to be waning these days. This is in large part because ‘Barry’s’ Chicago-style party traditionally masks its far-left ambitions with a face of moderation. This is exactly what Rahm ‘The Suit’ Emanuel is trying to be. The problem is that party voters don’t want a socialist in bankers’ clothing anymore, they just want a socialist.

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This is precisely why we see JB ‘Double Cheeseburger’ Pritzker making his move into national prominence by being a pebble in the shoe of President Donald Trump whenever and wherever he can. 

Despite the shifting winds in the party across the country, the South Carolina family, with its long-serving boss Jim ‘The Kingmaker’ Clyburn, still plays by the old-school rules, and is looking to expand its power.

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The Kingmaker wants his Palmetto State primary to take out Iowa and New Hampshire and become the party’s first in the nation, giving his family, perhaps the most moderate of the five now, an even bigger say in choosing the next capo dei capi to run for the White House on the party ticket.

Clyburn has checked the presidential ambitions of socialist Bernie ‘The Mittens’ Sanders several times now, but will he be able to hold off the next generation of Sandernistas? Only time, as they say, will tell.

Over the next two years, the Five Families will go to the mattresses to keep their stake in the national party. But only one will produce a presidential nominee with the chance to make American voters an offer they can’t refuse.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on Friday that a church's reinterpretation of a Nativity scene that reportedly intended to "disturb passersby" this Christmas is an example of what's contributing to increases in assaults on ICE.

An art display of the Nativity scene at the Missiongathering church in Charlotte, North Carolina, reportedly depicted Jesus, Mary and Joseph with "masked immigration agents wearing bulletproof vests and carrying handcuffs."

"The goal is to translate the Christmas story into a modern context," Rev. Andrew Shipley told The Charlotte Observer. "If the Holy Family had been in Charlotte two weeks ago, they would have been putting the baby Jesus in handcuffs because he wouldn’t have his papers."

Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital that Immigration and Customs Enforcement is not zip-tying infants or children.

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"Not only is this ‘nativity’ scene offensive to Christians, but it is also depicting something that – despite what Rev. Shipley says – NEVER happens," McLaughlin said to Fox News Digital.

According to The Charlotte Observer, Missiongathering Church criticized immigration enforcement, and the church pastor’s goal was to "force viewers to confront the fear many immigrant families in Charlotte felt following recent immigration arrests in the city."

The installation displays the biblical account of Mary, Joseph and Jesus in a manger in Bethlehem with the addition of figures dressed as ICE agents. Shipley told the paper the depiction mirrors what immigrant families are experiencing today. He said the church had been helping people who were "afraid" after U.S. Customs and Border Protection arrived in the city.

The installation was reportedly created by an artist group called TaskForce, which has been involved in similar installations across the country. The group reportedly contacted the church by phone and email with the idea, enlisting local artists to build the display.

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"The goal is to disturb, to make people feel something," Shipley said. "What’s been happening to Charlotte families… is disturbing and is graphic and horrifying."

McLaughlin explained further that such "demonization of law enforcement is contributing to a more than 1,150% increase in assaults on ICE."

"Get a grip and seek help," McLaughlin added. 

DHS said last month that assaults and violent attacks against ICE law enforcement officers have surged more than 1,150% compared to the same period last year under the Biden administration.

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ICE has increased arrests since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Missiongathering Church did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Other churches around the country have also used Nativity scenes to criticize ICE and highlight immigration issues.

A similar reinterpretation of the Nativity scene appeared at Lake Street Church of Evanston, Illinois, depicting baby Jesus with his hands zip-tied and guarded by figures styled as ICE agents.

Another Nativity scene at St. Susanna Parish in Dedham, Massachusetts, prompted calls for removal from the acting ICE director and the Archdiocese of Boston.