Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was transported to a hospital on Tuesday due to an allergic reaction, the Department of Homeland Security said.Noem is "alert and recovering," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to CBS News.

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem was taken to the hospital on Tuesday after experiencing an allergic reaction, her spokeswoman 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,