Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, age 53, was taken to a Washington, D.C., hospital by ambulance on Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to a spokeswoman. She is alert and recovering,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in Washington, DC, after an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Washington, DC, on Tuesday where she has been conscious and has spoken with her security detail, CNN reported. CBS News also reported that Noem was taken to a hospital in the capital,