A spokesperson for the Homeland Security Department says Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital to treat an allergic reaction but is “alert and recovering.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken by ambulance to a hospital in the Washington, D.C., area on Tuesday.

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,