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.

WASHINGTON (CNN) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported by ambulance on Tuesday to a hospital in the Washington, DC, area. Two sources familiar with the matter told CNN.

The former South Dakota governor turned Homeland Security Secretary was taken to a Washington, DC hospital on Tuesday following an allergic reaction.