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,

Noem has been conscious at the hospital and has spoken with her security detail, one of the sources said.

Sen. Alex Padilla delivers an emotional speech on the Senate floor detailing his forced removal from DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's L.A. presser last week after he attempted to ask her a question. Padilla chokes up recounting telling his Senate colleagues,