Republican field starts to narrow

No longer can we say the 2024 presidential election is in the obscure far-off future. The Iowa caucuses are exactly three months away — and the first real phase of the contest is taking shape.

What we know: Donald Trump has solidified his position atop the Republican field, doing so by the most astonishing feat: building strength from three searing indictments, profiting from his legal peril, and r…