Netanyahu's double blow: his bloc fell short in Israel's election (53/120), then Democrats swept both houses of the US Congress. Rivals Lapid ("Israel cannot afford Netanyahu") and Golan ("toxic") pounce; Trump pledged on election day to halt $4B/yr in aid — though the MOU runs to 2028 and Congress controls the money. Analysts: the incoming Congress may be the most adversarial Israel has faced. Netanyahu has not commented. Sources: Reuters; Times of Israel. Narration: AI-generated voice. Follow Stratacrypt.