Debt ceiling standoff continues as Biden takes pitch on the road.

President Biden is taking his case for raising the debt ceiling without conditions on the road to ramp up the public pressure campaign on lawmakers with the threat of default. Biden blasted Republicans for "holding the economy hostage" on the nation's debt, saying Republican threats "are dangerous and they make no sense." The trip comes as the president is set to reconvene with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and congressional leaders on Friday after a one-hour meeting in the Oval Office on Tuesday reinforced the monthslong standoff over the debt ceiling with each side dug in on their positions.