The 2028 winners and losers from the midterms

First reported by Washington Post at Mon 1:15 PM · 14 outlets in all

1. Sports Illustrated32mTexans' Winners and Losers After Staying Quiet at Trade DeadlineWho won and who lost from the Houston Texans' lack of trade deadline movement?
2. The Athletic(subscription required)2hNFL trade deadline winners, losers: Vikings find QB, Jags go all-in, Jonathan Taylor strandedCousins makes Minnesota legitimate contenders, while the Colts traded away all of their best players — except for their star running back.
3. Yahoo Sports2hWinners & losers from 2026 NFL trade deadlineHighlighting the biggest winners and losers from the 2026 NFL trade deadline.
4. Guardian6hNFL trade deadline winners and losers: Vikings go full dadcore with Kirk Cousins in Super Bowl questTeams with championship aspirations tooled up at the deadline. Most, but not all of them, have improved their chancesAfter what happened Monday night, the Minnesota Vikings had to do this. In a dispiriting loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Vikings saw their tremendous defense go to waste, as Carson Wentz completed eight of 25 passes for 81 yards, no touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer rating of 8.9. It was one of the worst quarterback performances in recent history, and it continued a run of recent QB futility for the Vikings, from JJ McCarthy to Kyler Murray to Wentz. Vikings defensive…
5. CBS Sports11hCeltics vs. 76ers winners and losers: Jayson Tatum outduels Jaylen Brown, but Paul George steals the showLongtime teammates Brown and Tatum went head-to-head for the first time since this summer's blockbuster trade
6. Fox News16hNFL trade deadline winners and losers, including Dianna Russini and Kirk CousinsKirk Cousins gives the Minnesota Vikings a major QB upgrade as the Los Angeles Chargers bizarrely held on to veterans with expiring contracts.
7. ESPN17hWinners, losers of the NFL trade deadline: Chiefs get a WR, Vikings get a QB, Chargers stay quietWhich teams made the best -- and worst -- moves before the NFL trade deadline? We're making sense of all the action.
8. EssentiallySports18hWinners and Losers From the NFL Trade Deadline: Kirk Cousins & Josh Downs Should Thrive in Their New HomesThe NFL trade deadline has come and gone. There were a ton of big trades made in the weeks leading up to the deadline, but we still got some last-minute action with the most notable move being Minnesota sending a third rounder to Las Vegas in exchange for Kirk Cousins. Was this deadline as entertaining as
9. CBS News19hThese House and Senate midterm races don't have winners yetDemocrats won sizable House and Senate majorities in the 2026 midterm elections, but the exact margins are unclear because some races haven't been projected yet. Here's where the results stand.
10. Formula 122h5 Winners and 5 Losers from Sao PauloLawrence Barretto selects his winners and losers at the Autodromo Jose Carlos Pace.
11. The Hill23hInclusion was the big winner in the midtermsAmericans celebrated diversity by delivering a long list of electoral firsts.
12. CNBC28hTrump's 2028 successors are already fighting over who to blame for GOP midterm wipeoutJD Vance, Marco Rubio and Ron DeSantis offer competing explanations for the GOP's midterm defeat as Trump keeps his potential successors guessing.
13. CNN29hThe surprising midterm winner who flipped a district Trump won by 17 points
14. Washington Post(subscription required)44hThe 2028 winners and losers from the midtermsDemocrats’ decisive victories are the launching pad for the 2028 presidential race, which is wide open on the Democratic side and could be just as open for Republicans as well.