Dan Ronan

redistricting plan.

The plan would have given Democrats four more House seats and a 10-to-1 majority.

The appeal will be made to the U.S.

Supreme Court.

The court, the state court, ruled that the procedure was invalid.

I'm Dan Ronan, NPR News in Washington.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Dan Ronan.

Last month, Virginia voters approved a redistricting measure that could have gotten Democrats four more seats in Congress.

Friday, Virginia's Supreme Court nullified the election.

Jad Khalil from member station VPM reports.

The U.S.

military says it fired on and disabled two Iranian oil tankers after exchanging fire with Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz.

The United Arab Emirates reported another missile and drone attack on Friday.

The violence further undermines the month-old ceasefire.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the U.S.

was acting defensively and insists the ceasefire remains in effect.

Of course we fired back at them.

They were shooting at us.

That's what I would expect to do.

Only stupid countries don't shoot back when you're shot at.