Brigadier General Alan R. Gronewold made the comments to state lawmakers Sept. 30, and they drew notice on social media this week.

You may have heard something recently about the Trump administration sending U.S. troops—the “citizen-soldiers” of the Oregon National Guard—to establish order in Portland, and a judge stepping in to say the plan seemed illegal, and the Trump ...

State officials filed a district court motion arguing the Trump administration’s continued federalization of state troops has outlived its purpose and diverts resources from firefighting, drug enforcement and food relief.