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

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a Washington, D.C., hospital by an ambulance, a senior administration official briefed on the incident confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was taken to a hospital in Washington, D.C., by ambulance on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the situation. One of the sources told CNN that Noem was conscious at the hospital and has spoken with members of her security detail.