At least 50 members of Congress sleep in their offices rather than rent out homes in D.C.

Congress can be a home away from home for lawmakers, and no one knows that better than the 50-plus elected officials -- including top Republicans like newly anointed House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy -- who convert their offices into bedrooms after hours. The reason for camping out, The New York Times explains, is "fiscal, practical, and political," allowing lawmakers to dodge Washington rent and work extra long hours (Ryan, for example, tries to maintain a 9 p.m. ...