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 released from a Washington, D.C., hospital Tuesday night after an allergic reaction, a DHS spokesperson said.

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.”