WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to cancel about $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting spending is nearing passage in the Senate, an action that would have a tiny impact on the nation’s rising debt but could have major ramifications for future spending fights in Congress.

The Senate is moving forward Tuesday night on a request from the White House to claw back billions in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act. In what's known as a rescissions package,