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.

"She was transported to the hospital out of an abundance of caution. She is alert and recovering," a DHS spokesperson said.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a Washington, D.C., hospital by ambulance Tuesday after suffering an allergic reaction, according to a spokeswoman. Noem, age 53, has since been discharged,